- Interventionism
Interventionism may refer to:
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Interventionism (politics) is a political term for significant activity undertaken by a state to influence something not directly under its control.
*Economic interventionism is any activity, beyond the basic regulation of fraud, undertaken by a central government in an effort to affect a country's economy.
*Interventionism (medicine) is also a medical term in which patients are viewed as passive recipients receiving external treatments that have the effect of prolonging life.
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intervenţionism — INTERVENŢIONÍSM s.n. Amestec al unui stat în afacerile interne ale altui stat (cu scopul de a l subordona sau de a schimba orânduirea). [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. interventionnisme. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 intervenţionísm s. n … Dicționar Român
interventionism — 1923, from INTERVENTION (Cf. intervention) + ISM (Cf. ism). Interventionist, as a noun, is recorded from 1839 … Etymology dictionary
interventionism — interventionist in‧ter‧ven‧tion‧ist [ˌɪntəˈvenʆnɪst ǁ tər ] adjective ECONOMICS believing that a government should try to influence trade by spending government money: • interventionist policies in the car industry • We favour an interventionist … Financial and business terms
interventionism — interventionist ► ADJECTIVE ▪ favouring intervention, especially by a government in its domestic economy or by one state in the affairs of another. ► NOUN ▪ an interventionist person. DERIVATIVES interventionism noun … English terms dictionary
interventionism — noun Date: 1923 the theory or practice of intervening; specifically governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country • interventionist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
interventionism — interventionist, n., adj. /in teuhr ven sheuh niz euhm/, n. the policy or doctrine of intervening, esp. government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs. [1920 25; INTERVENTION + ISM] * * * … Universalium
interventionism — noun a) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign states affairs. b) The medical practice of trying to prolong someones life. See Also: interventionist … Wiktionary
intervenţionísm — s. n. (sil. ţi o ) … Romanian orthography
interventionism — in|ter|ven|tion|ism [ ,ıntər venʃə,nızəm ] noun uncount a government policy of becoming involved in the economy, or of trying to influence economic and other social issues in another country ╾ in|ter|ven|tion|ist adjective: an interventionist… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
interventionism — n. policy of interfering in the affairs of other countries … English contemporary dictionary